Turbo Twist 6X UltraViolet Sterilizer 18W (250 gal) - Coralife Flow Rate for 90 G

[jaychoudhary]

I am planning to buy Turbo Twist 6X UltraViolet Sterilizer 18W (250 gal) for 90 Gallon Tank

Need advice on DC pump I can go with, and flow rate should be for algae control ? Please see picture from manual.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I am planning to buy Turbo Twist 6X UltraViolet Sterilizer 18W (250 gal) for 90 Gallon Tank

Need advice on DC pump I can go with, and flow rate should be for algae control ? Please see picture from manual.

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Take a look at aquaUV AND lifeguard
These are low end models and not the best choice

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Take a look at aquaUV AND lifeguard
These are low end models and not the best choice

This. The coralife is junk. I'd use a jeabo or some other chinese brand UV
first before the coralife.

 

[TheDuude]

I wouldn't use the coral life or the jebao UVs on anything other than quarantine tanks. Both brands have failed on me. Coral lifes rust and jebaos plastic breaks down

 

[mnl119]

I am planning to buy Turbo Twist 6X UltraViolet Sterilizer 18W (250 gal) for 90 Gallon Tank

Need advice on DC pump I can go with, and flow rate should be for algae control ? Please see picture from manual.

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Well, the chart indicates you are shooting for 240 gph. You'll never really know your flow rate without a flow meter because of back-pressure that is almost impossible to estimate. You might be in a "trial and error" situation otherwise.

I second the comments about coral life UV sterilizers. I've had 3-4 and they all leak after a few years. Unlike others, I've had good luck with jebao though.

 

[TheDuude]

Well, the chart indicates you are shooting for 240 gph. You'll never really know your flow rate without a flow meter because of back-pressure that is almost impossible to estimate. You might be in a "trial and error" situation otherwise.

I second the comments about coral life UV sterilizers. I've had 3-4 and they all leak after a few years. Unlike others, I've had good luck with jebao though.

Take your jebao apart and wipe out the inside. My plastic housing was disintegrating from inside

 

[mnl119]

Take your jebao apart and wipe out the inside. My plastic housing was disintegrating from inside

I've taken a couple apart and noticed some loose black gunk on the inside, but nothing major. The sleeve was clear enough, and it didn't leak after ~5 years, which I considered a success. They didn't have any epoxies which is what the Coralife used to seal the quartz tube and hold it in place. Always the failure point with those.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

I've taken a couple apart and noticed some loose black gunk on the inside, but nothing major. The sleeve was clear enough, and it didn't leak after ~5 years, which I considered a success. They didn't have any epoxies which is what the Coralife used to seal the quartz tube and hold it in place. Always the failure point with those.

That was me with the coralife. Got 2.5 years in and the epoxy seam near the hose input/output gave way. Luckily I had a water detector in the stand. It shut off the return pump right away and only a gallon or two hit the floor.

 

[jaychoudhary]

Do you see any problem with this setup ?

 

[jaychoudhary]

Bump#